Attendance figures for men’s basketball were released today by the NCAA. The Big 12 Conference deserves a high-five.

Establishing its all-time high for average home attendance with 11,214 fans per game during the 2009-2010 season, the Big 12 ranked third behind the Big Ten (12,591) and Southeastern Conference (11,770).

According to the Big 12 office, for the first time all dozen members ranked among the top 100.

Colorado still ranked last among Big 12 teams, at No. 86. But CU’s average of 6,267 was up from 4,637 the previous season, an increase of 1,630 fans that ranked sixth-best nationally.

Kansas State led the nation in average attendance increase with a jump of 2,943 to 11,884.

The nation’s top three were Kentucky (24,111), Syracuse (22,152) and Louisville (19,397). Big 12 leader Kansas ranked ninth with 16,433 fans per game.

Attendance figures for other conferences of Colorado-based teams had the Mountain West (8,176) ranking sixth (one spot ahead of the Pac-10), the Sun Belt (2,451) ranking 17th, and the Big Sky (2,401) at No. 19. There are 31 Division I conferences for men’s basketball.